Cairo (AFP) - The legendary treasure of ancient Egypt's boy king Tutankhamun, whose tomb British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor in 1922, is shrouded in mystery. A hoard uncovered intact The tomb of Tutankhamun, who died aged 19 in 1324 BC after nine years on the throne, is pharaonic Egypt ...

Accra, May 23, GNA - Africa youth must be encouraged to effectively engage in agribusiness and agro-processing to address the complex problem of food insecurity that has plagued the region over a protracted period of time. More than half of the population of the continent is under 25, and currently, there are approximately 200 million people age ...

Bir Lahmer (Tunisia) (AFP) - Thousands attended the funeral Tuesday of a protester killed during clashes in southern Tunisia as officials warned tensions could escalate amid demonstrations over social and labour issues. Anouar Sakrafi, in his early 20s, died of wounds suffered Monday when he was run over by a national guard vehicle during clashe ...

Rome (AFP) - Migrants rescued off the Libyan coast have described discovering a shipwrecked dinghy at sea, saying dozens of people including children were lost to the waves, the UNHCR and IOM said Tuesday. The migrants, interviewed by the UN refugee agency and International Organization for Migration on Monday, said they had set off from Sabrata ...

Geneva (AFP) - Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom was elected as the new head of the powerful World Health Organization on Tuesday, vowing to shake up an agency seen as needing major reform. The former Ethiopian health minister beat out Britain's David Nabarro and Sania Nishtar of Pakistan in the race to lead the UN's public health body. The result wa ...

Rome (AFP) - Migrants rescued off the coast of Libya have described discovering a shipwrecked dinghy at sea, saying dozens of people including children were lost to the waves, the UNHCR and IOM said Tuesday. The migrants, interviewed by the UN refugee agency and International Organization for Migration on Monday, said they had set off from Sabra ...

Addis Ababa (AFP) - The first African to head the World Health Organization, Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom, says he aims to replicate his success in turning around his country's healthcare system on the global stage. The 52-year-old's campaign focused on overhauling the UN health agency after its much-criticised handling of the west African Ebola ep ...

Abidjan, C ocirc;te D rsquo;Ivoire, May 23, 2017 ndash; Malawi and Tanzania have agreed to work together for the development of the Songwe River Basin Program (SRBDP). This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between both parties at a ceremony held in Lilongwe, on May 18, 2017. Prepared with the support of the African Wa ...

Bamako (AFP) - Two UN peacekeepers were killed and a third wounded on Tuesday in an ambush in restive northern Mali, the nation's UN mission said. The troops were patrolling on foot near Aguelhok, which is close to the border with Algeria, when they were attacked, according to a statement from the multinational UN force, MINUSMA. A military s ...

Bir Lahmer (Tunisia) (AFP) - Thousands attended the funeral Tuesday of a protester killed during clashes in southern Tunisia as officials warned tensions could escalate amid demonstrations over social and labour issues. Anouar Sakrafi, in his early 20s, died of wounds sustained Monday when he was run over by a national guard vehicle during clash ...

Tataouine (Tunisia) (AFP) - Tunisian officials warned Tuesday that tensions in the country's south could escalate following a protester's death after clashes with security forces at an oil and gas plant. The young demonstrator died of wounds sustained Monday when he was accidentally run over by a national guard vehicle outside the El Kamour pu ...

Al Hoceima (Morocco) (AFP) - In Morocco's northern port city of Al-Hoceima, fishermen are clamouring for state support for a struggling sector which they say is under attack from dolphins. In the harbour, fishermen can often be seen mending nets they claim have been destroyed by a type of dolphin they have dubbed El Negro, or the Black One in ...